The Best American Crime Writing 2004 Edition by Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook

"Megan's Law and Me" by Brendan Riley, from Details gives an anonymous registered sex offender's perspective on legislation regarding sex offenders. Of course, his offense was circumstantial...

"Unfortunate Con" by Mark Schone, from The Oxford American considers drug-use allegations made by J.H. Hatfield in his book, Fortunate Son (a biography of George W. Bush). Hatfield gives the term "unreliable narrator" a whole new meaning.

"To Kill or Not to Kill" by Scott Turow, from The New Yorker ponders the death penalty, particularly as it has been treated in Illinois, where the governor commuted all death sentences to life without parole. Turow emphasizes that while he does not oppose the death penalty in principle, he agrees that it is not used fairly. For more, check out Turow's 2003 book on the subject, Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty.

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